Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

10 Aug 2002, 23:11 p.m.

Congrats Susanna from one newly inducted bike-rider to another. As per the…

Congrats Susanna from one newly inducted bike-rider to another. As per the suggestion of my neighbor and a woman at the Berkeley Farmer's Market, I have constructed a moat around the catfood dish. Also, store …

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09 Aug 2002, 22:56 p.m.

I have to wash my hands every few hours when…

I have to wash my hands every few hours when I work the register. I guess that's what happens when you handle filthy lucre. Primary reading, about fifty pages per day: Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. …

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08 Aug 2002, 16:37 p.m.

At some point in the future, Leonard and I are…

At some point in the future, Leonard and I are going to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Not this one in New Orleans. Best quotes: Ten aquarium visitors, including four children, fell into a shark …

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08 Aug 2002, 11:10 a.m.

The September Cody's Events calendar is out! Jeremy Rifkin,…

The September Cody's Events calendar is out! Jeremy Rifkin, Sarah Vowell, Tom Hayden, and David Edmonds (author of Wittgenstein's Poker) are among the luminaries making author appearances.

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08 Aug 2002, 0:03 a.m.

I had dinner with Anirvan and dessert with mutual friends…

I had dinner with Anirvan and dessert with mutual friends Michelle and Christina. Anirvan told me, among other things, that BookFinder now has a company weblog ("Information Week had a cover story on weblogs [for …

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07 Aug 2002, 23:41 p.m.

Having pets inures a petowner to gross icky work, smoothing…

Having pets inures a petowner to gross icky work, smoothing the path to successful reproduction and care of offspring. I guess this is good for society as a whole.

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07 Aug 2002, 23:01 p.m.

I am assuming that Susan Calvin did not believe in…

I am assuming that Susan Calvin did not believe in robot predestination, as per her behavior in the story "Robot Dreams."

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06 Aug 2002, 22:02 p.m.

I wrongly remembered some song lyrics and couldn't remember the…

I wrongly remembered some song lyrics and couldn't remember the title or artist. Me: Something something, always getting faster, something something, like a roller coaster... Leonard: Is that a TV theme song? Me: No! Leonard: …

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06 Aug 2002, 16:13 p.m.

Kris suggests putting ant traps/poison between the ants' entry point and…

Kris suggests putting ant traps/poison between the ants' entry point and the cat food that attracts them. Relatedly, Leonard helped me by placing ant posison slow-release devices in relevant locations. I can't stand being close …

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06 Aug 2002, 13:53 p.m.

I've asked some people for advice on the catfood problem.…

I've asked some people for advice on the catfood problem. My next-door neighbor suggested floating the food bowl in a basin of water to create an ant-proof moat. The fella buying cat food in my …

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